North Spur Trail

Galloway Creek

7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Galloway Creek is a 7-mile out-and-back in North Spur Trail near Pontiac, MI. The route reaches Galloway Creek. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 988 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67404, -83.28391
Nearest town Pontiac, MI

Directions

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Galloway Creek

7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 919–987 ft

Out & Back · North Spur Trail

Trailhead: 42.67404, -83.28391

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftPass Galloway Creek.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftReach Galloway Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  44. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% gravel24% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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